The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in Psalm 108:3-5,
"I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. For great is your love, higher than the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, and let your glory be over all the earth."
"I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. For great is your love, higher than the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, and let your glory be over all the earth."
David tells the Lord in this psalm that he will praise his name and sing of him among the peoples because of his love and faithfulness. From time to time I think of what life might be like if the Lord were not loving. What if his heart had only room for retribution for our sin and rebellion? Where would that leave us? Of what hope would life hold for us?
But the Lord's heart is a heart of love! So much so, that John says "God is love." 1 John 4:8,16. What excites me most about the Lord's love is something that David points to: the Lord is faithful in his love. "For great is your love, higher than the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies." I will never see the day when the Lord tells me that his love for me has grown cold. He loved us before time began, sent his Son to die for our sins and will love us throughout eternity. The previous two psalms begin with this theme as a refrain: "His love endures forever."
David concludes this psalm with a doxology, "Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, and let your glory be over all the earth." How wonderful the Lord's faithful love is!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
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